【摘 要】讀是理解吸收,寫(xiě)是理解表達(dá),它們相輔相成、密不可分,是個(gè)互補(bǔ)的過(guò)程。要增強(qiáng)學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)運(yùn)用能力,提高學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)高考成績(jī),就必須重視閱讀訓(xùn)練和寫(xiě)作訓(xùn)練。教師要善于挖掘文本資源,在教學(xué)中注重讀寫(xiě)結(jié)合,有針對(duì)性地對(duì)學(xué)生加以訓(xùn)練,以提高他們的閱讀能力和寫(xiě)作能力。
【關(guān)鍵詞】文本資源 讀寫(xiě)能力 提高 策略
【中圖分類(lèi)號(hào)】G632 【文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼】A 【文章編號(hào)】1674-4810(2015)09-0104-02
所謂讀寫(xiě)結(jié)合,就是閱讀與寫(xiě)作的結(jié)合,通過(guò)讀寫(xiě)訓(xùn)練,達(dá)到以讀促寫(xiě)、以寫(xiě)促讀,提高學(xué)生語(yǔ)言感悟能力和表達(dá)能力的目的?!队⒄Z(yǔ)課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)》明確提出“英語(yǔ)課程改革的重點(diǎn)就是要改變英語(yǔ)課程中過(guò)分重視語(yǔ)法和詞匯知識(shí)的講解與傳授,忽視對(duì)學(xué)生實(shí)際語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力的培養(yǎng)的傾向”。課文教學(xué)作為中學(xué)外語(yǔ)教學(xué)的基本途徑和中心環(huán)節(jié),是培養(yǎng)學(xué)生讀寫(xiě)能力的主要平臺(tái)。因此,英語(yǔ)教師必須以課堂為陣地,以文本為資源,以課文教學(xué)為依托,以讀寫(xiě)結(jié)合為抓手,提高學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)運(yùn)用能力。
一 英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)現(xiàn)狀
目前英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)基本上是老師講得多,學(xué)生讀得少。許多教師是把課文素材作為傳授語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的主要載體,其主要表現(xiàn)是以教師為中心,以詞匯、語(yǔ)法為主線(xiàn),過(guò)多地強(qiáng)調(diào)語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的傳授,忽略了文章所表達(dá)的信息,學(xué)生只是被動(dòng)接受一些詞匯、語(yǔ)法等知識(shí),忽視了綜合運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言能力的培養(yǎng)。這正是英語(yǔ)課程改革所要直面的主要問(wèn)題。目前的英語(yǔ)課堂教學(xué)忽視了“讀”與“寫(xiě)”的有機(jī)結(jié)合,閱讀就是閱讀,作文就是作文,互相割裂,沒(méi)有融會(huì)貫通。英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的當(dāng)務(wù)之急是為文本中的閱讀教學(xué)和作文訓(xùn)練搭建起一個(gè)能夠相互溝通、相互滲透、相互促進(jìn)的平臺(tái),找準(zhǔn)讀寫(xiě)結(jié)合點(diǎn),讓閱讀教學(xué)與作文訓(xùn)練比翼齊飛。
二 讀寫(xiě)結(jié)合的具體做法
1.立足文本挖掘資源提高學(xué)生語(yǔ)言能力
第一,介紹背景知識(shí),積累寫(xiě)作素材。教師在組織教學(xué)時(shí),應(yīng)根據(jù)需要對(duì)文本內(nèi)容進(jìn)行延伸和適當(dāng)?shù)难a(bǔ)充,介紹有關(guān)背景知識(shí)。例如高一Book 3 Unit 3,其中講到了Mark Twain,但只是一個(gè)notes,許多學(xué)生對(duì)Mark Twain還不是很熟悉。教師就可補(bǔ)充介紹人物的相關(guān)閱讀材料。
Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education,he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements,but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain,his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact,he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender care,he managed to survive. As a boy,he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school,and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死)nine times.
After his father’s death in 1847,Mark Twain began to work for a printer,who only provided him with food and clothing. Then,he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner,during this period,he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer.
In 1870,Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876,and Huckleberry Finn in 1884,which made him famous,and brought him a great fortune.
Unfortunately,Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投資)and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904,his wife died and then three of their children passed away.
At the age of 70,his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wrote nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21,1910.
通過(guò)對(duì)此類(lèi)補(bǔ)充材料的導(dǎo)讀,能有效激發(fā)學(xué)生進(jìn)一步了解課文的興趣,而學(xué)生不僅對(duì)Mark Twain有了更全面的了解,而且學(xué)到了不少新詞匯、新句型,豐富了語(yǔ)言知識(shí)。課后還可以布置寫(xiě)作任務(wù),要求學(xué)生根據(jù)提供的內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇關(guān)于Mark Twain的人物簡(jiǎn)介(詞數(shù):100~120),如:
馬克·吐溫(1835~1910),生于美國(guó)Missouri。他是美國(guó)19世紀(jì)著名的作家之一。他的家鄉(xiāng)位于密西西比河畔。成年后,他曾在密西西比河的船上當(dāng)水手。馬克·吐溫是他的筆名,由水文測(cè)量標(biāo)上“兩個(gè)刻度(two marks)”而得。他寫(xiě)過(guò)很多小說(shuō)。其中最著名的是《湯姆·索亞歷險(xiǎn)記》(Tom Sawyer)。他的作品被譯成多國(guó)文字,深受世界讀者喜愛(ài)。
有了閱讀材料的鋪墊,學(xué)生們寫(xiě)起來(lái)就會(huì)順手許多。此外,名人的勵(lì)志故事也為寫(xiě)作提供了素材,可謂一舉數(shù)得。
第二,精讀文本,積累核心詞匯。詞匯是英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的基礎(chǔ)。很多學(xué)生雖然在背單詞方面花了大量的時(shí)間和精力,但效果依然不太理想。原因在于他們只記住了單詞或詞組本身,對(duì)其用法并未掌握。其實(shí)所有的語(yǔ)言知識(shí)點(diǎn)都能融入一個(gè)個(gè)生動(dòng)的句子中,盡管句子千變?nèi)f化,但其中所包含的語(yǔ)法不會(huì)變。所以,記下閱讀材料中典型重要的句子往往比背熟單詞和枯燥的語(yǔ)法要容易并有效得多。因此,閱讀課結(jié)束,我都會(huì)要求學(xué)生做單詞與短語(yǔ)造句練習(xí)。以下便是我們?cè)趯W(xué)了Book 3 Unit 3所做的練習(xí):
如果有人給我一張百萬(wàn)英鎊,我不知怎么描述我的感受。(describe)
I don’t know how I could describe my feelings if I were given a million pound note.
這部電影因?yàn)槊枋龅氖瞧胀ㄈ思八麄兊奶幨路绞蕉艿饺藗兊臍g迎。(description)
The film is popular with the people for its description of common people and the way they deal with things.
他很喜歡賭馬,但每一次都輸。
He is fond of making a bet on horses,but he loses every time he does so.
我想知道你是否介意我問(wèn)你一個(gè)非常私人的問(wèn)題。
I wonder if you would mind me asking you a personal question.
老實(shí)說(shuō),事故發(fā)生時(shí)我碰巧在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。
To be honest,I happened to be on the spot when the robbery happened.
經(jīng)理就要離開(kāi)時(shí),他的秘書(shū)叫住了他。(be about to do)
The manager was about to leave when his secretary called him back.
畫(huà)線(xiàn)部分就是閱讀課中的重點(diǎn)單詞與短語(yǔ)。此類(lèi)練習(xí),通過(guò)學(xué)生觀察、思考、回顧課文都能自己解決。這樣,學(xué)生就有了成功的體驗(yàn),遣詞造句也是為了寫(xiě)作的開(kāi)始。
2.立足文本挖掘素材提高學(xué)生寫(xiě)作能力
教材是學(xué)生首先接觸到的、最主要的學(xué)習(xí)資源,為學(xué)生提供了大量鮮活的語(yǔ)言案例。英語(yǔ)課文題材廣泛,體裁多樣,難易程度適中,適合學(xué)生做縮寫(xiě)、仿寫(xiě)、改寫(xiě)、續(xù)寫(xiě)以及寫(xiě)讀后感等練習(xí)。這些練習(xí)既能使學(xué)生鞏固已學(xué)的課本知識(shí),加深對(duì)課文的理解,又有助于提高他們用英語(yǔ)進(jìn)行思維和表達(dá)的能力。我們可以立足英語(yǔ)教材,挖掘?qū)懽魉夭?,以教材為中心?xùn)練學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作能力。這樣不僅提高了學(xué)生的閱讀能力,同時(shí)寫(xiě)作能力也能大大地提高。結(jié)合教材訓(xùn)練的方式主要有:
第一,依文本主旨進(jìn)行縮寫(xiě)練習(xí)。課文摘要是在保留原文體裁、題材、主要內(nèi)容、結(jié)構(gòu)順序、人稱(chēng)角度等的前提下概括原文內(nèi)容、壓縮篇幅使之成為一篇內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)明、語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)練、中心突出的短文。課文摘要有利于培養(yǎng)學(xué)生分析、概括的邏輯思維能力及提煉語(yǔ)言的能力。
第二,抓文中佳句進(jìn)行仿寫(xiě)練習(xí)。學(xué)習(xí)寫(xiě)作除多練以外,還要多模仿。仿寫(xiě)既能反映出學(xué)生對(duì)課文的體裁及重要句型的掌握程度,又能促進(jìn)學(xué)生對(duì)課文所用語(yǔ)言材料的系統(tǒng)掌握,取得舉一反三的效果。具體可包括:
仿寫(xiě)句式。模仿文中的句式進(jìn)行寫(xiě)話(huà)練習(xí),有助于提高學(xué)生遣詞造句的能力。例如:選修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity中,下列幾個(gè)句子可以提煉出幾個(gè)句型:
It is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.
句型提煉:It is likely that…
[仿寫(xiě)]她有可能昨天晚上九點(diǎn)鐘時(shí)在家里看電視。
It was likely that she was watching TV at home at nine o’clock last night.
It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.
句型提煉:It is believed that…
[仿寫(xiě)]據(jù)認(rèn)為這位老師對(duì)他的學(xué)生很?chē)?yán)格。
It is believed that the teacher is very strict with his students.
通過(guò)對(duì)這些句式的練習(xí),可以培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)能力與表達(dá)技巧,這是寫(xiě)好作文不可或缺的基本功。
仿寫(xiě)段落。段落是文章的基本組成部分,是寫(xiě)作的基礎(chǔ),課文中有許多的經(jīng)典段落是值得效仿的。例如:Book 2 Unit 3 Computers中有這樣一段:
片段回放:As time went by,I was made smaller. First as a PC and then as a laptop,I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.
句子結(jié)構(gòu):First,then,later…
[仿寫(xiě)]畢業(yè)以后,他先是做一名工人,接著做一個(gè)商店的經(jīng)理,后來(lái)做了一個(gè)工廠(chǎng)的老板。
After graduation,he first worked as a worker,then as a manager of a store and later as boss of a factory.
這樣的句子結(jié)構(gòu)在說(shuō)明文的寫(xiě)作中是非常實(shí)用的。
仿寫(xiě)文章。在New Zealand課文教學(xué)中,教師可首先引導(dǎo)學(xué)生分析課文是怎樣圍繞中心選擇和組織素材的,讓學(xué)生掌握對(duì)地理位置的描述,對(duì)氣候、環(huán)境、資源、歷史以及人口、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣的描寫(xiě),使學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)對(duì)有關(guān)國(guó)家、城市、旅游景點(diǎn)的寫(xiě)作方法。然后以Taiwan Island,China,Our City等為題讓學(xué)生模仿課文的寫(xiě)作方法進(jìn)行寫(xiě)作訓(xùn)練。
第三,照文本內(nèi)容進(jìn)行改寫(xiě)練習(xí)。改寫(xiě)是一種廣泛采用的語(yǔ)言教學(xué)策略,課標(biāo)也要求能根據(jù)課文改編短劇或根據(jù)所讀文章進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)述。改寫(xiě)是在保持原文主體內(nèi)容不變的基礎(chǔ)上,改變文章的體裁、人稱(chēng)、語(yǔ)言、結(jié)構(gòu)等方面。尤其是,對(duì)短文與對(duì)話(huà)改寫(xiě)時(shí)要注意語(yǔ)言、時(shí)態(tài)、時(shí)間表達(dá)等方面的改變。例如,在學(xué)習(xí)了Book 3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note一文后,要求學(xué)生從劇中不同人物的角度,按照故事發(fā)生的順序?qū)⑦@出小短劇改寫(xiě)為一篇敘述文體的短文。教材中可改寫(xiě)的地方很多,或整體或局部,這些都需要教師潛心研究,細(xì)心挖掘。通過(guò)對(duì)課文的改寫(xiě),不僅加深了學(xué)生對(duì)課文的理解,也培養(yǎng)了學(xué)生的邏輯思維能力和語(yǔ)言組織能力。
第四,扣文中情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫(xiě)練習(xí)。續(xù)寫(xiě)就是用創(chuàng)造性的思維豐富課文,即對(duì)課文內(nèi)容做適當(dāng)?shù)难a(bǔ)充和完善,給原本沒(méi)有結(jié)局的故事加上一個(gè)合理的,或出乎意料的結(jié)局。如A Sad Love Story (Book 3 Unit1)一文,當(dāng)Li Fang得知為什么會(huì)與Hu Ji擦肩而過(guò)時(shí),故事的結(jié)局會(huì)怎么樣?因此,我設(shè)計(jì)了如下問(wèn)題:(1)What will Hu Jin say when she finds out later that the flowers and chocolate are gone?(2)If Li Fang’s problem is solved,will he be happy or sad?然后要求學(xué)生續(xù)寫(xiě)。學(xué)生們想象的結(jié)局不一而足,很有創(chuàng)意。續(xù)寫(xiě)是學(xué)生綜合能力的體現(xiàn),能加深學(xué)生對(duì)課文的理解,使學(xué)生嘗到創(chuàng)作的樂(lè)趣。
作為教師,在閱讀教學(xué)過(guò)程中,一定要善于運(yùn)用教材,充分利用好課堂教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié),盡可能地捕捉機(jī)會(huì)為學(xué)生架起讀與寫(xiě)之間的橋梁,從讀到寫(xiě),讀中仿寫(xiě),讀中學(xué)寫(xiě),讀寫(xiě)結(jié)合,切實(shí)有效地提高學(xué)生的寫(xiě)作能力。
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